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Fluid-mediated self-assembly!
Competences needed:!
10
mm
Control
Microuidics
Massimo Mastrangeli
(EPFL)
Maurizio Gullo
(EPFL)
Jonas Goldowsky
(CSEM)
Loic Jacot-Descombes
(EPFL)
Grgory Mermoud
(EPFL)
Felix Schill
(EPFL)
Olgac Ergenemann
(ETHZ)
Christian Peters
(ETHZ)
Venky Nagaiyanallur
(ETHZ)
Gilles Cherix
(ICARE)
Cathrein Hckstdt
(ETHZ)
Nicolas Spencer
(ETHZ)
Christopher Hierold
(ETHZ)
Laurent Sciboz
(ICARE)
Bradley Nelson
(ETHZ)
Helmut Knapp
(CSEM)
Alcherio Martinoli
(EPFL)
Juergen Brugger
(EPFL)
Fluidic-mediated self-assembly for hybrid functional micro/nanosystems SELFSYS - Fluid-mediated self-assembly for hybrid functional micro/nanosystems ! !
Outline!
SELFSYS objectives! Methodology and team! MEMS fabrication!
Inkjet printing, magnetic microcapsules, surface functionalization!
Fluid-mediated parallel assembly, yield! Control system, modeling & automation! Liquid encapsulation & release! Target applications!
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Hydrophilic Hydrophobic
Hydrophobic
Hydrophilic
SEM images
Hollow hemispheres!
Silicon connement platforms and central pillars! Inkjet printed half-capsules!
50 m
1 mm Optical image
Inkjet printing of SU-8 on silicon chip and subsequent surface releasing! Enables integration of e.g. RFID dies into functional polymer MEMS!
MicroNanoLeLers (submiLed)
Support
Support H
Particle Alignment
100m
100m
100m
Super-paramagnetic nanoparticles embedded in uncured polymer matrix! Inkjet printing of the magnetic composite!
Alignment of nanoparticles by applying magnetic elds! Thermal curing for fabrication of features beyond exposable resist thickness!
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D=200m
2m
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Outline!
SELFSYS objectives! Methodology and team! MEMS fabrication!
Inkjet printing, magnetic microcapsules, surface functionalization!
Fluid-mediated parallel assembly, yield! Control system, modeling & automation! Liquid encapsulation & release! Target applications!
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Fluid-mediated self-assembly!
Study with hundreds of bicolor cylinders (100 m):!
Optical images
SELFSYS - Fluid-mediated self-assembly for hybrid functional micro/nanosystems!
Release in IPA
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Hydrophobic Attraction!
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Outline!
SELFSYS objectives! Methodology and team! MEMS fabrication!
Inkjet printing, magnetic microcapsules, surface functionalization!
Fluid-mediated parallel assembly, yield! Control system, modeling & automation! Liquid encapsulation & release! Target applications!
Assembly -plant!
Feeding of microcapsules!
Transfer of MEMS to functional uid (blue)! Control concentration of MEMS in liquid!
Focusing electrode!
Sorting ! electrode!
SELFSYS - Fluid-mediated self-assembly for hybrid functional micro/nanosystems!
Outline!
SELFSYS objectives! Methodology and team! MEMS fabrication!
Inkjet printing, magnetic microcapsules, surface functionalization!
Fluid-mediated parallel assembly, yield! Control system, modeling & automation! Liquid encapsulation & release! Target applications!
x1 x2
x3
Control space
Air sockets
water
HOW CAN WE WATCH THE MICRO PARTS MOVING AND CONTROL THE SYSTEM WITH A FEEDBACK LOOP?!
FloaYng, passive, self-aligning 4 remotely-controlled inlets MagneYc latching 2 main agitaYon modes ParasiYc uidic propulsion for bang/bang control
Blocks
Arena
Real-;me tracking
2 cm
SELFSYS - Fluid-mediated self-assembly for hybrid functional micro/nanosystems!
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Monitoring the micrometric uidic self-assembly! High speed video of selfassembling microcapsules Tracking of self-assembling microcapsules
200 m
200 m
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Envisioned applications!
Drug delivery!
Triggered, local, timed release!
Release in IPA Other options: - Heat - Valve - Other chemical reaction - Biodegradation
SELFSYS - Fluid-mediated self-assembly for hybrid functional micro/nanosystems!
Summary!